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analysis. Most of the city-based doctors use laptops, iPads, or mobile phones.
Internet and GPRS can be used for sending the doctors with patients' medical data
for their diagnosis and feedback. However, this also requires national-level policy
framework for health services. Again, availability of softwares for medical data
analysis is an important issue. Presently, these are patented and proprietary items
of research laboratories in advanced nations. Here, the government can pay an
important role for the distribution of softwares in city-based hospitals and even to
the specialist doctors at affordable cost.
The paramedics play an important role in rural healthcare. For the remote
healthcare setup in rural clinics, the paramedics are required to be trained for
proper use of the communication gadgets, computers, and biomedical equipments.
6.5 Conclusion
In the developing nations, remote healthcare can be effectively used to serve the
general population with proper infrastructural facility. In this chapter, the key
issues toward implementation of remote healthcare are discussed. The potential of
Zigbee technology toward short-range monitoring of patients is explored with
some reported work. The main requirements of extending an effective remote
healthcare service are also suggested.
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